KAPLAN GRE Vocab Flashcards
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of a similar kind
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homogenous
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mollify
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to calm or make less severe
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archaic
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ancient, old-fashioned
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guile
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deceit or trickery
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respect, courtesy
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deference
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intended to delay
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dilatory
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to satisfy fully or overindulge
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satiate
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acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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whimsical
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euphemism
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
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impartial and honest in speech
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candid
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steadily increasing in volume or force
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crescendo
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dissonance
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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
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fanatical
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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence, and reputation
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lucid
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clear and easily understood
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admirable
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estimable
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chaos
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great disorder or confusion
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dilettante
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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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malleable
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capable of being shaped
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stigma
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a mark of shame or discredit
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an extremely deep hole
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abyss
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extreme dislike
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antipathy
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hostile, unfriendly
inimical
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passion, excitement
zeal
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adulterate
to make impure
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cogent
convincing and well reasoned
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to grovel
fawn
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precipitate
to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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to soothe or pacify
placate
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lethargic
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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to choose not to do something
abstain
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excess
plethora
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sharp and irritating to the senses
pungent
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austere
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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lacking interest or flavor
insipid
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outgoing, sociable
gregarious
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apathy
lack of interest or emotion
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quick to act without thinking
impetuous
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vacillate
to sway physically; to be indecisive
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permeate
to penetrate
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to make worse
exacerbate
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explicit
clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
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enervate
to reduce in strength
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homogenous
of a similar kind
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bolster
to support; to prop up
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to respect deeply
venerate
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inundate
to overwhelm; to cover with water
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public disgrace
opprobrium
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a mark of shame or discredit
stigma
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deference
respect, courtesy
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disparate
fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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easily made angry
irascible
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
malinger
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
implacable
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innocuous
harmless
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audacious
fearless and daring
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ephemeral
lasting a short time
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great disorder or confusion
chaos
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dilate
to make larger; to expand
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insipid
lacking interest or flavor
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fervid
intensely emotional; feverish
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to speak in favor of
advocate
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to annoy or provoke to anger
antagonize
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model of excellence or perfection
paragon
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causing sleep or lethargy
soporific
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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
obdurate
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anachronism
something out of place in time
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
torpor
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rarefy
to make thinner or sparser
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candid
impartial and honest in speech
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prudence
wisdom, caution, or restraint
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zeal
passion, excitement
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
equivocate
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not capable of being disturbed
imperturbable
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loquacious
talkative
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transitory
temporary, lasting a brief time
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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
fanatical
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someone who shows off learning
pedant
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exacerbate
to make worse
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
dirge
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dictatorial in one's opinions
dogmatic
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dupe
to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
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whimsical
acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
precipitate
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wordy
verbose
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to express sorrow; to grieve
lament
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articulate
able to speak clearly and expressively
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
desultory
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harmless
innocuous
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irascible
easily made angry
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gregarious
outgoing, sociable
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using few words
laconic
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effective writing or speaking
rhetoric
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reticent
not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs
chauvinist
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to reduce in strength
enervate
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to clear from blame; prove innocent
exculpate
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a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief
dogma
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occlude
to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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antipathy
extreme dislike
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
ingenuous
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plastic
able to be molded, altered, or bend
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known or understood by only a few
esoteric
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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
philanthropy
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enigma
a puzzle; a mystery
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convincing and well reasoned
cogent
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to perceive; to recognize
discern
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
iconoclast
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caustic
biting in wit
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
tirade
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enumerate
to count, list, or itemize
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pristine
fresh and clean; uncorrupted
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aesthetic
concerning the appreciate of beauty
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extremely careful about details
meticulous
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malinger
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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something out of place in time
anachronism
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an abusive, condemnatory speech
diatribe
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opprobrium
public disgrace
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lofty or grand
sublime
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perfunctory
done in a routine way; indifferent
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dirge
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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biting in wit
caustic
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opaque
impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
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stolid
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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speech in praise of someone
eulogy
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
intransigent
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to make impure
adulterate
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to arouse or incite
foment
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practical as opposed to idealistic
pragmatic
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excessively decorated or embellished
florid
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lacking sophistication or experience
naïve
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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
propriety
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urgent; requiring immediate action
exigent
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to overlook, pardon, or disregard
condone
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to annoy
vex
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wisdom, caution, or restraint
prudence
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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
arbitrate
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to give unsparingly (v.); extremely generous or extravagant (adj.)
lavish
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able to speak clearly and expressively
articulate
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obsequious
overly submissive and eager to please
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persuasive and moving, especially in speech
eloquent
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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
dissonance
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meticulous
extremely careful about details
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to clear of blame
exonerate
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plethora
excess
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propitiate
to conciliate; to appease
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to conciliate; to appease
propitiate
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veracity
filled with truth and accuracy
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convoluted
intricate and complicated
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done in a routine way; indifferent
perfunctory
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fearless and daring
audacious
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abscond
to leave secretly
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deception by means of craft or guile
chicanery
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harsh, jarring noise
cacophony
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engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
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inchoate
not fully formed; disorganized
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something that brings about a change in something else
catalyst
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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
deride
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unemotional; lacking sensitivity
stolid
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capable of being shaped
malleable
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propriety
correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
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easily deceived
gullible
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crescendo
steadily increasing in volume or force
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dogma
a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief
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alleviate
to make more bearable
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to make something unpleasant less severe
assuage
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diatribe
an abusive, condemnatory speech
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decorum
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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misanthrope
a person who dislikes others
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silent, not talkative
taciturn
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done without using words
tacit
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a contradiction or dilemma
paradox
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dilatory
intended to delay
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to produce, cause, or bring about
engender
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corroborate
to provide supporting evidence
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ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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obstinate
stubborn, unyielding
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dogmatic
dictatorial in one's opinions
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waver
to fluctuate between choices
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to sway physically; to be indecisive
vacillate
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capricious
changing one's mind quickly and often
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proliferate
to increase in number quickly
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equivocate
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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condone
to overlook, pardon, or disregard
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bombastic
pompous in speech and manner
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to fluctuate between choices
waver
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a puzzle; a mystery
enigma
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ancient, old-fashioned
archaic
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to make thinner or sparser
rarefy
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clear and easily understood
lucid
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eclectic
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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mitigate
to soften; to lessen
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
euphemism
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to combine; to mix together
amalgamate
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wandering and unpredictable
erratic
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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
dissemble
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excessive showiness
ostentation
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banal
predictable, cliched, boring
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to copy; to try to equal or excel
emulate
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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
analogous
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intricate and complicated
convoluted
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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
eclectic
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
volatile
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naïve
lacking sophistication or experience
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to make larger; to expand
dilate
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to increase in power, influence, and reputation
aggrandize
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tirade
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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taciturn
silent, not talkative
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ambiguous
doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways
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a person who dislikes others
misanthrope
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desiccate
to dry out thoroughly
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satiate
to satisfy fully or overindulge
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impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
opaque
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amalgamate
to combine; to mix together
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exigent
urgent; requiring immediate action
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motionless
quiescent
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onerous
troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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tacit
done without using words
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to prevent; to make unnecessary
obviate
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lack of interest or emotion
apathy
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deviation from what is normal
anomaly
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abyss
an extremely deep hole
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advocate
to speak in favor of
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diffident
lacking self-confidence
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iconoclast
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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estimable
admirable
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to provide supporting evidence
corroborate
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implacable
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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prevaricate
to lie or deviate from the truth
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lacking self-confidence
diffident
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quiescent
motionless
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assuage
to make something unpleasant less severe
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foment
to arouse or incite
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soporific
causing sleep or lethargy
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dissemble
to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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effectiveness
efficacy
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efficacy
effectiveness
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lasting a short time
ephemeral
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sublime
lofty or grand
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learned, scholarly, bookish
erudite
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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
attenuate
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monotony
lack of variation
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fundamentally different; entirely unlike
disparate
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florid
excessively decorated or embellished
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to increase in number quickly
proliferate
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to calm or make less severe
mollify
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eulogy
speech in praise of someone
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to leave secretly
abscond
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lavish, wasteful
prodigal
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to stop up; to prevent the passage of
occlude
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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
dilettante
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erudite
learned, scholarly, bookish
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doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways
ambiguous
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to make better; to improve
ameliorate
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cacophony
harsh, jarring noise
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abate
to reduce in amount, degree or severity
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catalyst
something that brings about a change in something else
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pragmatic
practical as opposed to idealistic
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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
dupe
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volatile
easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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prodigal
lavish, wasteful
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exonerate
to clear of blame
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
decorum
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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
explicit
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talkative
loquacious
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paragon
model of excellence or perfection
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fresh and clean; uncorrupted
pristine
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laconic
using few words
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to make more bearable
alleviate
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specious
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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vex
to annoy
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antagonize
to annoy or provoke to anger
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arbitrate
to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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to support; to prop up
bolster
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lavish
to give unsparingly (v.); extremely generous or extravagant (adj.)
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gullible
easily deceived
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anomaly
deviation from what is normal
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impervious
impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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deride
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
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to give praise; to glorify
laud
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to dry out thoroughly
desiccate
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
specious
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tending to talk a lot
garrulous
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to reduce in amount, degree or severity
abate
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garrulous
tending to talk a lot
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ameliorate
to make better; to improve
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changing one's mind quickly and often
capricious
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imperturbable
not capable of being disturbed
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venerate
to respect deeply
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intransigent
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
austere
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to soften; to lessen
mitigate
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pedant
someone who shows off learning
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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
frugality
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verbose
wordy
293
credulous
too trusting; gullible
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to punish or criticize harshly
castigate
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obdurate
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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pungent
sharp and irritating to the senses
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rhetoric
effective writing or speaking
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able to be molded, altered, or bend
plastic
300
laud
to give praise; to glorify
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esoteric
known or understood by only a few
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placate
to soothe or pacify
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exculpate
to clear from blame; prove innocent
304
lament
to express sorrow; to grieve
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not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant
reticent
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deceit or trickery
guile
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metaphor
a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
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eloquent
persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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attenuate
to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
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analogous
similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
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to overwhelm; to cover with water
inundate
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pompous in speech and manner
bombastic
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concerning the appreciate of beauty
aesthetic
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too trusting; gullible
credulous
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willing to betray one's trust
perfidious
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erratic
wandering and unpredictable
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luminous
bright, brilliant, flowing
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lack of variation
monotony
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bright, brilliant, flowing
luminous
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frugality
a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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ostentation
excessive showiness
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ardor
intense and passionate feeling
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stubborn, unyielding
obstinate
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castigate
to punish or criticize harshly
328
paradox
a contradiction or dilemma
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to lie or deviate from the truth
prevaricate
330
chicanery
deception by means of craft or guile
331
abstain
to choose not to do something
332
intense and passionate feeling
ardor
333
impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
impervious
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temporary, lasting a brief time
transitory
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a sorrowful poem or speech
elegy
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desultory
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
337
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
lethargic
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discern
to perceive; to recognize
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to count, list, or itemize
enumerate
340
not fully formed; disorganized
inchoate
342
a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
metaphor
343
emulate
to copy; to try to equal or excel
344
to set right; to free from error
disabuse
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perfidious
willing to betray one's trust
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to penetrate
permeate
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overly submissive and eager to please
obsequious
348
chauvinist
someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs
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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
onerous
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impetuous
quick to act without thinking
351
intensely emotional; feverish
fervid
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philanthropy
charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
353
predictable, cliched, boring
banal
354
obviate
to prevent; to make unnecessary
355
torpor
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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disabuse
to set right; to free from error
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fawn
to grovel
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filled with truth and accuracy
veracity
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repudiate
to reject the validity of
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to reject the validity of
repudiate
